Frederick – The apparent slaying of a young mother in a quiet neighborhood in this small city appears to be an isolated incident and not a sign that a killer is on the loose, Police Chief Gary Barbour said Thursday.

Jessica Bejarano, 25, was found dead in her home in the Prairie Greens subdivision April 6. The call to police came at 2:30 p.m., but the exact time of her death has not been pinned down, Barbour said.

The frightening aspects of Bejarano’s death – she is rumored to have been stabbed in her shower – prompted worried Prairie Greens residents to ask that police talk to them about neighborhood safety Monday night.

The media were not allowed to attend the private meeting between neighbors and police. But Barbour said he only wanted to reassure them that they were not in danger, although he wouldn’t explain the puzzling case.

“There is no reason to believe that this is anything more than an isolated incident at that address,” Barbour said.

He was tight-lipped, saying only that there have been no arrests and investigators are following several leads. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is assisting the small department, which only has one detective, he added.

A final autopsy report has not been released, but Bejarano’s death is a suspected homicide, said Weld County district attorney’s spokeswoman Jennifer Finch.

Neighbors say police told them that Bejarano’s brother- in-law found her in the shower. Her two small children – ages 2 and 4 – were also in the house at the time, and police were trying to determine if they witnessed anything, neighbors said.

Police wouldn’t comment on details of the case.

Bejarano and her husband, Daniel, moved to the subdivision around the time of the December blizzard.

Media reported she worked at Dick’s Sporting Goods at Colorado 7 and Interstate 25.

“I’m not a bit afraid about living here,” said neighbor Mary Dodder. “It seems to me it was just a random thing.”

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